Invisible shirt holder



Jan. 12, 1954 H. M M. RODNEY INVISIBLE SHIRT HOLDER Filed Feb. 4, 1952 FIG-2 1% EN TOR.

R n m M M y m H ZMHM FIG-5 Patented Jan. 12, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INVISIBLE SHIRT HOLDER Henry MacMillan Rodney, Spokane, Wash. Application February 4, 1952, Serial No. 269,753

3 Claims. 1

My present invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly to a holding device for maintaining a garment, such as a shirt, in the desired position.

The principal object of my invention lies in the provision of a garment securing device which will effectively hold a shirt down with relation to ones trousers and also hold it against working around the body.

A further object of the invention lies in the provision of a garment securing device which is invisible when properly applied and shaped to conform to the curvature of a human abdomen thus presenting no noticeable configuration to the garment.

A still further object of the invention lies in the provision of spaced barbs, on the device, for catching the lining of a pair of trousers to secure the device; each said barb having a wedge or chisel shaped substantially blunt end whereby it will effectively catch the cloth, but not be liable to pass through the material.

Another object of the invention lies in the provision of a garment securing device which is very inexpensive to manufacture and which will effectively perform the desired function.

These and other objects of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved securing device and showing fragments of the shirt and trousers in dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the improved securing device,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken longitudinally through the barb supporting bar,

Figure 4 is a vertical cross section taken through the bar and head,

Figure 5 is a perspecitve view of a fragment of one of the barbs, and,

Figure 6 is a front elevation of the device secured to a shirt.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, my improved shirt holder has a head l0 formed of relatively thin material, such as various types of synthetic resin, and the head has a circular opening ll substantially centric thereof. A downwardly disposed slot l'2, defined by upwardly converging edge portions l3 of the head it, communicates the opening II with the comparatively large mouth l4.

Depending from the head at an angle is a 2 longitudinally curved arm I5 and the arm is formed substantially thicker than the head Ill. The arm also has a slight axial twist to dispose its lower end in a vertical plane which is angular to the vertical plane of the head [0, and the longitudinal curve of the arm disposes the vertical plane of the lower end in outwardly spaced relation to the vertical plane of head l0.

Integral with the lower end of arm l5, I have formed a longitudinally curved bar 16 at an acute angle with relation to the arm l5. Rods I! are imbedded in the bar 16 and are of the same longitudinal curvature. One rod i1 is shorter than the other and is secured parallel with the longer rod I! and the mid-section of the two rods overlay each other disposing the ends of the shorter rod inwardly spaced from the ends of the longer rod. The end portions of the two rods are bent forwardly to form barbs l8 which protrude from the face of bar 16.

Each barb has rearwardly angled faces [9 on its forward end thus forming a wedge or chisel bit and the ridge 2!! is disposed vertically to present upper and lower points 2| to catch the clothing material and secure the shirt holder.

The shirt holder is applied by hooking the hook head In over the securing threads of a shirt button B behind the buttoning band F of the shirt S. The head it is thus disposed behind the shirt band F and the bar I6 in front of the band F. Trousers T cover the bar and a portion of the arm [5 and barbs l8 catch the lining of the trousers T to hold the shirt holder against movement relative to the trousers.

There is more than one barb l 8 to preclude the single barb from pivoting in the cloth and thus permitting the shirt to shift transversely about the wearer. The elimination of pivotal movement also prevents the barbs from passing through the cloth. Of course, the barbs need not be as long as indicated in the drawing, but are thus shown for clarity. practice are merely long enough to assure their catching the lining material of a pair of trousers.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A shirt holder designed to be invisible when in use, comprising an upstanding head having a hook adapted to be hooked over the securing threads of a shirt button beneath the buttoning band, an arm depending from the head and longitudinally curved to dispose its lower end in a vertical plane outwardly spaced from the vertical plane of said head, a bar carried by the lower end of said arm and disposed at an acute angle there- The barbs of actual and upper and lower points at the ends of the ridge, for catching the trouser fabric and preventing movement relative to the shirt.

2. A shirt holder designed to be invisible when in use, comprising an upstanding head having a hook adapted to be hooked over the securing threads of a shirt button beneath the buttoning l band, an arm depending from the head and longitudinally curved to dispose its lower end in a vertical plane outwardly spaced from the vertical plane of said head, a thickened bar carried by the lower end of said arm and disposed at an acute angle thereto, said arm depending from said hook at an angle for disposing the bar in front of the buttoning band, said bar being curved longitudinally to substantially conform to the curvature of the abdomen of the human body,

longitudinally extending rods imbedded in said 3 bar, one rod being shorter than the other rod and secured to each other in parallel relation,

. 4 forwardly extending barbs on the ends of the rods and protruding from the bar in spaced relation and adapted to catch in the fabric of the trousers and thereby secure the shirt.

3. A shirt holder designed to be invisible when in use, comprising an upstanding head having a hook adapted to be hooked over the securing threads of a shirt button beneath the buttoning band, an arm depending from the head and longitudinally curved to dispose its lower end in a vertical plane outwardly spaced from the vertical plane of said head, a bar carried by the lower end of said arm and disposed at an acute angle thereto, said arm depending from said hook at an angle for disposing the bar in front of the buttoning band, said bar being curved longitudinally to substantially conform to the curvature of the abdomen of the human body, and forwardly extending barbs protruding from the bar in spaced relation and adapted to catch in the fabric of the trousers and thereby secure the shift.

HENRY MACMILLAN RODNEY.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 636,149 Kimsey Oct. 31, 1899 703,300 Richardson June 24, 1902 1,821,675 Sideman Sept. 1, 1931 2,403,834 Streit July 9, 1946 

